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Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Union of Concerned Scientists

Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. In the oceans, prolonged periods of unusually high sea surface temperatures are having a major impact. Photo: T.R. National Park Service scientist Erik Stabenau calls this “fighting water with water”.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. C above pre-industrial levels. According to the IPCC, 1.5°C

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. SIDS face a range of risks, including extreme floods, storms, droughts, unpredictability of precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, ocean acidification and deoxygenation (World Health Organization, 2018; Douglas & Cooper, 2020, Thomas, 2020).